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The courthouse was freezing, the AC blasting at 60°F. Nicole Wilson slid the divorce papers across the table to Scott Sherman. "Sign it." Scott glanced at her, his eyes as cold and distant as they'd been for the past three years, like she was some random object in the room. He picked up the pen, didn't even bother to read the papers, scrawled his signature with a flourish, and set the pen down with a sharp click. "The house and the car are yours." His tone was as flat as if he were wrapping up a routine business deal. Nicole smiled. After three years, she'd finally made it to this moment. "I don't need them." Nicole pushed the divorce papers back across the table. She stood up, her heels clicking sharply on the marble floor. "Scott, I don't want a single thing that belongs to you."